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ilRROR OF THE WAR, I i I R R ?T_p \1.1 J.\ R. I New FeIiks of the | B&-?!s!iFrc?'?. o. 10);, J¡ t. the Pms Association Special I rm tile Press A- I Correspondent). ritush Headquarters, Tuesday «'re- ? Thursday).—At the G?x'ral B?d- "terb 01 the Brit?ah Army in France r<j Was lafl: night exhibited before a re gathering of distinguished officers their gT??ta the ?t?t [,1es of the ial tv;tr iiUo« which, in due course will Pfe?eated to the pubhc 8t homo and to tral Puwor? amongst which th? d?iro '?rn vhat our troops aw- really doing  ^questionably very keen indeed. The shown wera in five groups. The c consisted of a reproduction of econes r the front lines, taken from an. aero- ¡ ?s 4yiD3 aLDve Ypr,e-, la\l and hbourg, ù:mÜl1atin with a nvid and tost dizzy '?f<'c!. of spiralling ? do?'n n an aititudc of 12,0(>0 feet. A 6f,a- lary observation balloon is also intro- «d into the r-onp. "1 in action on tail- r mountings, with an aeroplane spot- 5" for them, yield a striking picture to the thunder of tho belching I fits is the only detail lacking. Ooing on leave," tho embarkation. eroes-Channf 1 passage* escorted by a. trover and a naval air scout, and the I ?tk&ti.Mt, is- a little, ?.ri? that wiU I '? a reepomnve note in th? heart 01 the :-le nation just now. THE DAUGHTERS OF FRANCE. I be fourth group, depicting the wor k lch 1tf being dOH" by the wonderful ^en. of Frajtiee," convoys a fine tribute a deep moral- tl is shown now ihey carrying on the wofk of their country ilsfc their mankind are at war. We get true keynote from the preliminary nixe of French infantry on the march I French batteries in action. Then io sctjies of tha every day life of the ILW4 who plough, sow, reap, harrow. &d. and carry ou every branch of culfi- ion, that their soldiers and their chil- n may .:njoy plenty, The group end;; h a vignette that will be popular with the men who have tramped tha ary road," the graceful Belle ol: tques," opening the swing bridge she tie, day and night, winter and summer, nor shine. "he work ox the minfra at the front niches a most etriking groiip cf pic- ef p i (,- es. P>, -follow them through the in- ly risky process of 6iding a ehafl, \Dg a tunnel, laying a charge, and ding a wire. The finishing touch of i« the explosion of several mines ier the Ge>-man position, near ifie henzollorn Redoubt, in taking which operator got a Bosebe enipcr's bullet ough hi= cap.

-=cc-=. IORT AMONG JU?^?ORSj "ospscts af Swansea schco-agls, Association League. annual ?»eeUJJg (' (Jw Swansea Association L-eague was held at Niecca Cafe, st. HsleuVroad, on day. Tha halanoe elveet. appro\p<) and showed that despite such adverse iditdons, last year's balsiKe m baad letaiced. Tliei foljowins ofhe^xs were W for the coming season:—rresident, Alfred Mond. Rat. cbairuvan, Mr. A. '■ Brynmill); ^oo-chairman. r-' ). L. TJavies fMamie,lton) .v-'croiary. C. 11, Meyriek (Danygraig); trea- ,ftr. Mr. %V)), P, e. v mbe-F Wekfli Canncil. Mr. I). J. Wil- (Mu;i- See-); repro-eentafive, Mr. Meynuk- I ditjcnfsioxi place as to fbe oomirsg It wag noted tlvit lr<\?eatativ»«, and tfcat. unless &ul>- b1t eonfd h? ?UDQ. t?o sch o??s 'li? drop out ? the League. St. ?;M. P?rocbrnL R'??nd-?tT(?. ?i!-v. ?ryn.hyhyd and Sketty an ?')tful at-id ea ''? only certaia ^PaSitc»rf are Municipyl Secondary. flfliiU, f,t, Joeepbft. Mf nfielton, and ft w" finally decided to be »|ie ,<vission until the September the ^eeretary being uiustrueted in 1° procure definite in- flation a, to the nujTjber (If sebool6 lirona of joining- The application (d. ijy Cwnibwrhi for adroi«ei-on into the. It.\te' was- unanimously aceedcd to. »—, .»!»,. _UWJ».

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?u?Po?b 6 F !nh PT. 1 nllfH''H'r0 OF TtlE [) S'T  HISTORY OF BHE8QN FROM P E aliv I uH t.lí ntû.L; IÍ <t: e GOHPBOH DAYSi UUnt¿U ht UH 1 On Wednesday night Mr. William BI'C>S, I ?!.A.. a native- of Brecon, and cduc?-t?d at. 'I Brecon County School and t!nwsdy of South Wales, read a paper before the Honourable Society of the Oymwrcdorion in London on The Lordship of Biveou in the Middle Ages. The chair was oc- cupied by AIR. Sidney Kobirison, for Bm-on-tbire. Amongst those present were Sir David Bryntnor Joiie- Sir Francis Ed- \J}' <l' "iUT" l f "'l" wards, P Mr. W. jlaydn M.P., Mr. John LU;, W., Davjes, iir. E. Mr. J. Caradoc K-ees, M.P.. Dr. Hartwcil .Jones, Mr. I'epyat Evans, Sir 'Vincent Evans, Mrs. H,h.s X>avias and Miss Davics (Breconb Mr. Fhjhp Williams Uianii- j hangel), and Air. and Mrs. J. Evans (.Hreeon'. i Ht('¡;(i[luci;¡¡; li: lc.p. :UÐ Cj"Úr- man said Mr. Rces was a native of Brecon,! a pup? ? the ErMon County School, p 'LA. of th? University C?H?g-e of South i W ales ((l-i-rdiff and at present, at .London University, vhere he wa.s a search student and in preparation for his doctor's degree. A;- Member of Parlia- llnt- for Brecknockshire, he could claim to hare as large a knowledge of the. county a; most of iis inhabitants. He was proud to bo ii, of th-, Shire, and was en- tided to wear two ,«purs in Pariian^ent, whilst Mr. Ellis Da.vies and Mr. John Hind?., *as only representing of a oouEty, could only wear one. (Laughter.) in giving a lift up co a young Vvelsinuan, as it vas doing that evening-, tho society" was doing tho 111O, valuable woric it could possibly do. HISTORY OF BRECON. I i.'ie lecturer traced he history of Brecon frooi pre-C-oiKjuerer days t,) thl- I middle of tile ',(kh uelltllinr. i,-nd i,eferr(-d -to the fact that at Brecon throe fair were granted during the year, and the .fair of Sv. lASonard's, which was granted in 1:276.1 still survived. All persons trading h-tld to be citizens of the town, and the townspeople were allowed to have their own guild and v-he-ir guild-hall tiJl remained In this area the Welsh had four different tenures. In the lull districts they were in a 6emi-tribal .state, there were groups known as Welgheries. There were families or stocks living to- get her as 1.1i1i4; paying euits and service and there were the knighte holding at knightly fees the &(jLmp 48 tie Normans SiR DAVID BRYWMOR JONES. In moving a vote of thar.k ft to the lee- tuier, Sir ].)avid Brymnor Jones said he doubted whether th1 trihnl system con- tinued into (he middle ages. Be would «ay rather that the Normans were eympa- thetic conquei-ore, and when they con- quered Welsh areas, allo'ved part of t-Jieir territorie-s to he governed on the Welsh i-vcsiern and part in their own way. JAr. Herbert Hall, of the -Record Office, epoke of Ili's viMt to Walee with the Record Oominissiori—a long and ])erilous joTintey. (.Langhter.) H« the.n had the opportunÜy of verifying the discovery of Ckarl ns in the town of Breeori by Mr. Ite-as, Trbicli attracied tbo attention cf tlrofe,s«or Lloyd. He suggested that Air. Keos should examine into the history of tht": -foTest courts of the district, which he believed wstg to be found not in Brecon, but in the Chancery and Exeheoiner tveooroe in I^ndon. That examination mtgot enlarge their views of mediaeval lordship. GREAT STATESMEN. Mr- L, F. John, M- P-. referred to the ebare the pa races of Walee took in the development, of our Constitution, to their e'nuggte tor Magna Charta, and to their ¡ part ir <-b??!??!p under Simon d? Mont- fort. 'nt"t ?a-s not appre?at? ? En?- land or Watrs, <?peci<<!l in Rug?? The I two Llewellyns were great ertateemen. Mr. Ellis Dark* referred to the fact tbat he had in his P.8.Sion a lpa" of ..1' h. h hi# great ?nc lac.t>r in which there were clauses ohiif'n? biM ? wor? .¡th a tpam I of hos for three daT? on the lord .s farm, ? grind his '?Tn iD ? lor d s m]l, and dv*? his cloth on b3 'f; prenic.?,s. Mr. Phillip Williams, of Brecon, alluded to the County of Brecon, and especially the Valley of the Esk, as the must beautiful place in the world, and ab'o alluded to the great I)OI)IIIal-ity of the Chairman in his constituency.

At the South Wales IViunitions Court on ajid 7s. fid. costs for beiiig an possesion of two flagons of beer in a controlled works, lie he ws asked to t;:¡.1œ in another num's supper, of wbich j hp beer formed part.—A nother workman, charged being drunk at the works, was Haod .e3 aud 7a. ,9«sti. A

[All Bights Resirvcdl. j 1 -M -p r-A T T FROM THE TRENCHES. ia i?i?i???i.i.?Lj. I By PATRICK MACGILL {Author of "Children of the Dead Lnd, The Rat Pii," etc.) Xo. 6.—FOR BLIGHTY. The night was intensely dark, and from, the door of the dug-out 1 could scarcciy e&e the outline of the sentry who stood on the banquette fifteen yardb away. Stand- ing on tiptoe I could glance over the para' pet, and when a s.t.ar-sJi-'lf went up 1 oould trace the outline of a ruined mill that stood up, gaunt and forbidding, t wo hun- drtati yards away from our front' hne trench- On the left a line of shrapnel- ovvept trees stood in air, leafless and motionltvis. Now and again a sniper's bullet, hit the sandbags with a crack like a whip. The trench was not in tha least inierest- ig; it was quita new and had no history. A regiment dug it a urtnight previously and lost some two hundred men at the work. The wounded were carri e d away, the dead lay on the reverse slope of the parapet wasting to clay. Another regi- ment had been in the place for four days now, and only that morning seven of our Hie]) were kiiied and many wounded. Lite- less bodies still lay in the trench; the blood of the rounded whom I had carried dowii to the dressing station was still moist on my tunic and trousers. it be wise to light a li re ? asked Diily, nF mat' who was lying on the earthen floor of the dug-out. I want a drop of lea. 1 didn't have a sup of tea all d3T." The oiScers allow 11" to light a fj.re," I ,ait! But if we han^ ground sheet over the door the light won't gst through. Is there a brazier?" i asked- Yes, there's one here, said Dilly. I was just going to use it for a pillow, 1 feel so .ileeny." He Pl,-I(-eti a ground sheet over the door while speaking, and 1 took a candle from my pocket, Jit it, and placed it in a little niche in the wall. Than we split some wood with a clasp-knife, placed it oil a brazier, and lit a fire, over which we placed i1 mess-tin of water. The candle flickered fitfully and dark shadows lurked in the corners of the dug- out. A mouse peeped down from between sandbatrs on the roof, its bright little eyes glowing with rci -chief. The ground- sheet. hanging over the door was caught by a breeze, and strange ripples played across it, W- could hear from outside the snap of rifle bullets on the parapet. It's, very quiet in here." -=aid Diily. And I feel so like sleep. I hope no one gets bit to-night. T don't think I'd be able to help with a stretcher down to the dress- ing station until I have a few hours' sleep. How many wounded did we carry oul to-day? Xine ? Xine or ten," I said. Sbarney was badly hit." Dilly said. "I don' think he'il pull through." Ir s hard to say," I remarked, fanning the lire with a. newspaper. Folan, the cook, who w".s wounded in the. charce a month a:ro. «ot a bullet in his s h-oulder. Tk the wc-uiid. D wap. trhaslly. pierced his lung, and every lime be breathed of the air from the lunff came cut through his back. I prophesied f-ha-t he would IBe for four or jive hours, f livi, a letler from hur: the other dnv. He's in a London hospital, and he is able to walk about a^aic. people pluck nr. wonderfully," aid Dilly. HIs the tea rpM)" It's ready," I said. We sat dowr, togelh*r, rubbin » our for the smoke -nonred opened a tin of bully beef. The beef with a 1 ew bi.setnt» and a mee-: tin ot' -isa rm ten forme<i an oxeeilent repast. When we had finished eating we lit our ^iscareties. Have you «rot any iodine? Dillr sud- denly pnQuitRd. X'one," I a.IXwerrCl. Have you ? I got ray pocket hit by a bullet com- ing up here." Diily answered. My bottle got .smashed.■* Iodine i- fco neces^rr "hr. dr^wine wounds. Somebody might get hit during the night. I'M ?o to the dressing station and get some." I said to Dilly. \«u ca-n have a. sl>p." e l km- I put my coat mi fnd went cnt, ?am- b?rM) up th r!nn"?odd''n paT?do.<. ?nd :i'f't out into th open where a shell-hoie yawned at every e-tep. and where the dead 18Y llnbrric-d. A thin mirt lay )ow, and solitary trees stood up from a. of milk- aloof, immobile. The HI art*, penetrating stench of wasting fie.-h fillod the air. 1 suddenly came across two lone figures digging a hole in the ground. T stood still for a moment and watched them. One iw>?Ked with a pick, the other with a shorel. aod ly>th men panted as tbey toiled. When a, star-shell vent, up they threw themselves flat 10 earth, and row to resume their labours as the light died away. ThrM pHfr !:ud rbjid hund?s wrap owl in khaki lay on tho prour.d near the diggeis, ()n. fh4C? ffrlollrrl f,?C (-II wide, filig Of'('p a,'Id 'Alid4o?, string round each in turn, pulled thein forward and shoved them into the hole- Thus were three -soldiers buried. T stopped for a moment Wide the JI 11 I-d at work, boys," J 8aid, OeB.mg a few of them tinder." «aid one of the diggrn. H ITavei you eeen a dog a bout at all was the man's midden tIn. quiry. "No," r answered. "I've, heard about rbat dop. T-k hø not suppfised to bo a Ger- man in £ -guise r old Xiek if dissruise," said the disTger f/ook! there's the dog agiiin. isomething long, black ahd ghostly took shape in the mist ten yards away, and stood there for a moment if inspecting us. A sfrnrtge thrill ran through, TIn- body. That's ir again/* taid nea.resl dig- ger I've s«en it th.M9 tiriw t-o-njffrbi; onoe a t dusk down by T..oo<; graveyard an>ong the tombstones. Some «ay it'^ a ghost." 1 glanced at the man. then haek Agilill at the spot where the dog had been. But now the. 2Yiirndl was gone. An air of loneliness pervaded the whole place, the sounds of soft rustling sv*w*f along tho ground: I could hear a +wirc i snap,.a man cough, and in Hie midst of all the little the silpnoe. it, fruddenlv rose long-drawn and eerie, the howl of a lonely dog. Tb? djr *ndne." f?id ?bp digger, I j vrtsh s<'m?body ?'ouid ehoo' it':?' Xo one could shoot, the, animal," said1 th other worker. It's not a dog; it's !hec!?.-)l him-ielf." My way look me past Loos church and churebvand tire former almost levelled to the ground., the Lttthr delved by shells, and the bonef, of thp deud villagers flung broadcast to the winds of heaven. T looked at the graveyard and the white headstone. Here I saw the dog again. The silver light of a star-shell <->hot a-slant a crumpled wall, enabled me tÄ) see a long black figure, najseless as the shadow of a cloud, slink past the little stone- crosses and d>sappe.ar. Arjain a howl, lonely and vvpfird. thrilled throngb the air. 1 walke<l down the main st feel of Loos where the dmd mules lay silent between the .hfte of thdr linÜ"rs. It -ri-i h"r8 that I saw Gilhooley die, 'i.lhooley, the master bomber. Gilhooley the Irishman. "Those snipers, are in thipi hou.ses up the streets," he said, fingering a bomb lovingly. Bu twe'll get. them out of it." | Then he was shot. This happened a. mouth agRj. In the darkness the mined houses fc«sumed fantastic sha-pes, the fragment of j a 6-: anding wall became a. gargoyle, a- j demon, a monstrous animal. A hunch- j back leered down at me from a roof as I passed, his hump in the air, his head thrust forward on knees, that rose to his face. Further .long, a block of masonry bf^-am" a, gigantic womau who was step- pjug- across the summit of a mountain, her shawl drawn over head, and a pitcher on her shoulder. In the midst of the ruin and desolation of the night of morbid fancies, in the centre of a square lined with unpeopled honstws, ] came across an image of supreme pain, the Agony of the Cross. What I SUfferingllaS Loos known ? What torture, what, sorrow, what, agony?,. The rmc?nx rh2j, so rro-.v, wli?it ot wii,i -?v(" in wi?h Old Mac of the R.A.M.C. was sitting on a blanket on the floor of the dressing station when I entered. Mac is a fesje singer a.nd a hearty fellow; he is a great friend of mine. What do you want n ow he A drop of rum, if you have any to spare/ I answered. You're a devil for your booze," Mac said, taking the cork out of a water bottle, which he often uses for an illegitimate purpose. There's a wee drappie gtun', man- I drank. bad. a '?''? drappie." *»'d Ay, mon it's bee Kb tae the marrow ef j| tho bones." "Ar9aUtheothprs)nh?d?' I as??d. ??-?'-aL hjndx -?'r? at the dr"ssin? sLltin, but Mac. was the only one there, now. I "Th'*y'rphaTinK'?',w?bitMn down in the ee.'hvr," ?.id Ma?. ?'11 gd dovn Tt?rc if you clear out." Give me some iodine, and 1'11 go," I said. He filled a bottle, handed if to me. and I went out again to the street. A alight artillery row was in progress now, our gunners were shelling the enemy's trencher, and the enemy were at work battering in our parapets. The poor in- fantry men always suffer when Mars riots. A few big-h explosives were bursting at the Twin Towers of J/oo*, and light, splin- ters were singing through the air. Bullets were whizzing down the street and snapping at the houses. 1 lit a cigarette and smoked, concealing the glowing end under inv curved fingers. Some!lung suddenly seemed to fting my wrtet, and a s harp pain shot up my firm. I raised my hand, and saw a dark liquid I dripping down my palm on to my fingers.. I wonder if this will get mo back to England," I muttered, and turned back to the dressing station. Mac had not gone down to the cellar: Ili,, water bottle wa- s-till uncorked. Back again ? he enquired. I It Icoks Ive it," T replied. bleeding. Pat." he exclaimed, ¡ seeing the blood on my hand. Strafed, you bounder, you're strafed." He examined my wound and Ii, j Lucky he said, handing me the water bottle. for blighiy, man,: for blightly. I wish to God 1 was!

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???y? &????&????n THE ALLIANCE.! r?a French and British ) Soldiers as Comrades. | Hearty Greetings From j Rural France. By J. D. TV. A Village in France. When one has heard a train-load of Stan soldiers sing Tipperarie/' when cnü h&s seen a, regiment of Poilus cheer the; British flag and wave frantic greetings to British troops, when one has looked upon • the young cubs of our Empire from over- iSeítf. and noted their virile and p?'r-?t | enthusiasm in their task, then, and not until then, one begins to understand what is meant, firstly, when we say that the Grand Alliance is founded on rock; and, secondly, what is conveyed when we speak of the unity of our Empire. Thege. are the surpassing things which strike the ob- server most, after lie has been some time behind the front. These are the filings w hich tell him most surely that the Ger- j manic alliance cannot stand before such a combination. There was a time when France did rot, quite understand our wkole-heartednesis: in this war. Rural France, vrlicl) does not make a great habit of rea- i ing the newspapers, which gathers it: news principally iu the cafes and eetaminets that are the principal features of most villages—and these, let me say, scarcely correspond to our inns and public-houses— f u r<il France could not conceive what the Fleet of Britain meant to its coast, what it meant in power w the fortunes of the Allies. The Fleet, ell- shrouded in the northern mi^t. was too wr-steri0US an arm, too silent a force, to be understood in all its fulness by the vil- j lsgers whose information was coHocteJ i chiefly by their own eyes and ears. It is otherwise to-day. Rural France has no misconceptions about the Jutland liglit, It knows what victory has ensured both to France. and Britain. But what has mostly impressed rural France, and especially that part 01 t rance inside tho war zone, with the fact that Britain is in deadly earnest, and that she j is now putting fonh. every energy the j>iSse.sses, is the sight of our kigions pre- pari ng for battle and going up to battle. Rural France watches the khaki-clad hofcVs past, it notes their overflowing spirits, it listens to their songs; and now it understands. » » IV hat is the standard to !je applied to national character? Has not war altered ni £ wiy oi our old and firm-fixed theories? The French—like the Welsh.— were suppc-sed to be fiercely hr»-y," but incapable 01 long, dogged action in face j of constant disappointment. But the! French, have amazed the world by continued powers of resistance. They a if" utterly Opposed to our Ion ox their character. They have the Latin! dah. yes. They have also that faculty wo vainly believed was ours cupremely;i they can stand still a cd WtI, it. Patience,! dogged noes, grit, are their ousbties as I well as ours. And they, when they .seel our cin?ing soJdie' P¡;Č up into a.tion. when they Me the sparkling .nlhüsiam nf Toniraoe and watch his merry; doings and his over-flowing spirits, they, too aA whether this is the traditional j soldier of Britain, phlegmatic, rold, cai- j eulatrng 1 in eome ways the roles eecm reversed. < Anyhow, France has taken the British soldier to her heart. J have i-&Cl, a regi-j meat of frenchmen raise their arms in; admiration to a passing troop who were! singing as though care snd worry was; el r. Mon coia-j rade: mon comrade! Hurrah for Tommoe:" And our laus have not beeu olow in their response. There are alliances made by diplomacy! fashioned out of falseness, destined to crumlde at the fiitt blast of winter ad. verrity. There, are others well and truly! founded, firra as rock because they arc built on mutual good ipeIi-CK and esteem.; France and Britain, enemies for centuries, are lovers. France will not forget what; bhe owes us; she wiH remember all her! days the deeds of our tirst army. Xcr can ever forget what Trance has achieved.; and what she has suffered ior li6 as well, as for herself• # # # tb,- rock. Nothing will split it. That is the first, the chief, impression gained after mri-c h intercourse with our cousins 01 France. But to the Briton, if thiti be the roost paten' thing in France, there is | another thing visible: the miraculous unity of our Empire. The Empire! it meant much to one. when, at liorae, we read of Canada's sur- passing zeal. of Australasia's fervent j patriotism, of India's touching loyalty. It meant much, but one has to eec the young cubs of Britain, the«* stalwart, big- thighed. tan-stained children, one has to move about with and t511e3,jr; to them. ad to the other sons of Empire," before one realises what- a magnificent creation is I this Empire of ours: how great in h-ve and trust, how faithful. The men fashioned it created a work, which has j hlcl in every part; trial strengthened jt; crisis i»ade it inviaeible. j To the Briton at home there is so oe- i-hing inspiring, thrilling, m the rMq>vi |p of our far-flung dominions bo the call. In the Briton in France, within found of the j guris and surrounded by th« business of j war, there is somethirig so moving m the j sight of the legions from a eras, the p., that proper exprfssion of the pride vhieh sur?M up in !.h? h?.?rt i? ?i?p??fb?. 0 r? by wander,ing teU3t -?wn——" eABg one of our poets— o ve be wandering tompe-W- «*t*n 'Xea-th every alien star, Forget not whence the breath was blown That wafted you afar! For ye are Rtill her ancient seed On fa?ngp.r s?U let fall I f'hiid?n of PritH?i's island-breed, To whom tj? Mother in her n?d Perchance may our day call. She called, and they have not for.; gotten- Still her uneient seed, hut with I ?hp n?w freedom of pioneers, tney hn?! come to France: some have reached ? hy ¡ way of bi?KKi-s?infd (ralhpoh.wI they enter into the neA ndvpTMnr? in the Briti-) spirit. Thpy"?o up" singi o.g. They decorate their vra.ins with the brave oM Ba?. ""heir b?art° are li?ht because they are giving back all the)" can. Tow thp citb? of our Empir on their way to the front is 10 have a ;?r?:?t?r con- c"phon of Empire than pv?r filled the r,ptioll c?f Empli-(- tliai?, ever filled tiie I imperialism of Creat Britain would be finer, noble?, wo it possible to niarcii 'hp?- soldier sous 'I rwigh t?e great citie? I and to-vras tii £ lanct j

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I N. U. R. I The ?aUona??at? of Ra?way. Private Ownership of Great Indus- tries. S rth, Thursday. Th" Conference oi the Xatiorial I mon of Eailv.uyujon was resumed at Bath to- day. Mr. H. Knox ^Xowcastlc No. 1 Branch) moved: "That this C-ongre.'sf, realising j through tlie experience of the war. that continued private ownership of the great. industries is no longer compatible with the Social progress and well-being of the nation, and havitijr in view the gV%ve dangers which will confront the nation | after the war if private ownership is allowed to continue, hereby declares the necessity for the immediate uationalisa- Hon of the railways of Great Britain and Ireland, ar.d instructs the Executive (em- iiiittec to take such steps a.s will most eff'X'tivelv (secure the object in view." The mover urged that if in abnormal Vimes the Government could take control of the railwùyf., it Wé\¡ le.awnahle to eug- gest that i" normal timet, they could be governed by an executive t-imilar to i that now sithn¿ in London. ?-ot only j labour, but ill T,uncloii. Not only would b? benefited by nationalisation. Take th <)U?t!on of fr?i?ht? from Den- mark to Loudon. The. freight wag now l??. bd. From Kent ?o London it was 2is. Thm g-ate i)i' ?t(-t &s a drawback ?o !t?MC i?riou?urc. Produce from tb? Engiiph Midla?d? (?.\?d be sent to liivrrpocil. transferred to America, and re-shipped back 10 Liverpool at a cheaper rate than it could be transferred from the Midlands to Ixindon. There was a w"tf' of capital under the existing system, and i by its abolition the men would not oill.71 get an all-round eight-hour day, but n better wape. Thre would also be cheaper fares for the public. Mr. Dancrojl (Npfp??n?). i? ,(!('()¡¡diDg'l said their organisation had b?n !-<H])tU!? out for years that there was a waste of energy and capital under a system oi private control, and the evidence supplied during the present war proved conclu- <voty that ?''? rail?ray ?y-'t?m was one of the great industries to "?hich our Gov- o'?, tlic, g-r,tt iii(;itutries tti ,witi(--h our GcN-- attention. WAR AND WEALTH. I Mr. Charlton (Kentish Town) impressed upon the delegates that they must realise that during this war wealth had been de- stroyed, and that under our present econo- mic system after the war money would dear. Therefore nothing should -1)", dlowd to stifle industry. Xationalisatkm would tend to eliminate an exiting evil. It would save competition and limit the num- J ber of officials. Mr. W. Hudson, MY,. reminded the conference that, this question had been j brought up annually since iefi:3. In dis- c use ing nationalisation the great interest to IX' considered was not the railway man, j but the commerce of the country. Unless ) they had greater safeguards than fixed at this time they might :? a body of ?ork- men find nationalisation a set-bt-ck. Tb?y -ould nf'1 to take fi JargM legit¡mat share in the election of these who were to manage the railways undor a changed sys- /Rm. Aft?y Thf war things would never be 4.S they had been 1,4?' 11 and the question of oversea transit was one gr?at moruent. Th?y wore alreaùy ïøed j whh certain nostrums n? to what was go- ing to happen in order to defend the trade and commerce of our own country. The best solution wou ld be to take over into natiorfil ownership and control the of transit both 011 land ar.d (Cheers.) Let railway men see to it that they had J adequate representation when th" im- portant issues came up for discussion. Thy did not ask for protection." What they needed was control of the means of transit. Jn that way only could the ques- I tkm so lve d MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND SHIPPING. I Mr. W. K. iiacpherson (Glasgow o. 7) [ r)dx':u?u th? ?igg?stK'n th?t ]?tion?M?- t:on would mean the oc?tlou (?i a system of corruption. if there were, any truib in such a sup$;fti>iiou. then every Board ot railway directors in the ootinlry had become a I m-ass of corruption lon«r ere this. Their I estimable friend Mr. Lloyd George, waa reported to have given an interview to .Danish correspondent. who twitted him with the high price, in ?h« -stcp?ng in- dustry. Ah yMr. Uovd G'?r?p war allowed to have reit! i PA, We should have done ranch better if we had nationalised the shipping as we bars the milways." Well, if the present Government control of railways was "■ nationalisation," the railwayman did not want it.\(Hear, 311 eiAcutive. in touch looai bo<Jie6. (Hear, ) hoe-r>. • Ait?r mr'-h?' di??&aK" the reEOlutinu wr.s adapted uia^iwonsB • THE SECRETARY'S RESIGNATION. ?\ H. G. Caarlton flventiih Town Xo. 2? mov?d: "That the members ?f t,b? rc?s:rt?,? adng, heard with 'xt-'f?in? re- gret of the r?gn?ti?n of ?ir e<i general ?«retary. Mr. J. E. WUlia.m?, )fr.. <?aMt'? ? plaœ ?u record our s?- cere appreciation of the great >.ervieg he has rendered to the railwaymfeii of the United Kingdom; his life's work will pia-nd out as a monument of wlf-srwrifice and devotion to the. cause of the workers, an,d that he may enjoy a Ion,- life of happy retirement is the universal wish oi file members ol our organisation." The motion was seconded by Jtr, A. T. Niven (Edinburgh No. 1 Branch), and was supported by a number of delegate*. Mr. Thomas, M.P., commented on the tremendous courage shown by Mr. Wil- liams in entering OD arduous dutkw after being permanently handicapped by an accident while employed on the line. Mr. Hu.I*on, M.P., reviewed the great advance in the strength of the o^ranisa- tiop since the connection of Mr. Williams with tho hPHl ofiler The Presid'-nt expresf>?d the h<x?? that the suggestion made at the last executive meeting would not be sigixt 0[, and that in some way or other the union wotild permanently record its appiecia- tiou of the work Mr. Williams had 11" compli&hed. The rs*>hjfion -wa-,a then put, and adopted with miu-ical l'io7iour«. Mr. William*, w ho was present during thto. discwfiftion, intimated through tha P'rosidetif. that he felt ut*«riy unable '.0 cxpretss his feelings verbaJlv, he wor/d endeavour to acknowledge the vote in writing. Th. 1 erpnc will rewtmad ca Friday.

ALONE IN LONDON. Welsh Lieutenant Complains of Having Been Drugged. At a court-mar-i:d at Westminster Guildhall on Thiii-sdav. Second-Lieut. Glannwre South Wale* was charged witii drunkenness. Captain Heweti. a<->istiiBt Fi'ovosi-.Marsjial, prose- c?iTSg, said the accused wa* taken '? charge :1; Euston a:1JT1, and the exam- ining doctor at Whitehall pronounced hiln to be drunk. A reused »i id he joined the Arm. a private in September, lftll. and i«ceir?4 an iniurv at the Battle of IXKIS. On Jl: roiisec! his train to Walas. and after dining in the Wes-t End he went tai .m hotel where he got. coBwrsatioH -.N-it h flirf-r -7i< i with three men and a woman. Bearing thai- he was alcne in Tjor.don thev offered to vake- him out and introduce him to tbe bes* boy* in Lcndon," who would gh* hire a ;"m "I C;t"d1". He declined, but two cf the men offered to direct him 11 Lust on. Except for the vague remem- brance of bpsnu taken in his mind was then blank. Hi* wallet a wr i/1 et waich had gone. Wjtrt-ec* added txcft he must hsre doped. He hid had but little to dnnk. and he had no doubts he was drugged. He had never been drunk in his life, and had a perfectly clean record. He could not recollect, where the hotel was. The decision of the court will be pro- mulgated in due course. Temporary Seeend-Iieuf. John F. Field, I'liko ot Cornwall Light Infani ry, pleaded at a r(-martial at Westminster Guildhall io a charge of drunkenness. Accused stated that he was on leave from the front. He had a farewell <Jinner given him, and was excited by the pro- of and p; drunk niov-o -ban he was accustomed f-o. wa thoroughly ashamed of ths incident, and asked to be allowed to re* T'n- Court's gated in dne course.

ABERAVON AFFAIRS. -_u- Town Council Meeting, The liioiiiLly meeting of the Aber-.v.ni Town Council was held on Wednesday niht. Councillor ??ic'y Jacob, Mayor, ilglit. ( .,? I i ?"el ey Jacc? b May,) i? LORD KITCHENER. Before proceeding with tb8Ðlliineaf. the itayor mude suitable reference to toe tragic death of Lord Kitchener, and moved a vote of etiiukdence with the rela- tives of the deceased peer. Councillor T. S. John, seconding the vote, said he had coma into personal con- tact with Lord Kitchener, and always found him a thorough gentleman. The resolution was suopertod by Mr. J. Price, and carried in silence, ail he meni- bers stanciing. M EDI CAL OFFI Cr:: WS REPORT, The Medical Officer (Dr. Heilyer; r- jjorted that during May 07 births and IS deatiis were registered, giving a birth rata equivalent to 34-1 per 1,000 per annum, and a dieatb rate of 12 1,000. Out of 20 cases; oi a b«sfnte«ri from tichooi in the borough l) cases were due to diseases ui the Rkin. A letter was rtitd from the i/ooal Gov- ernment Board with regard to the reoerc of Dr. McXaity, and it was resolved to apixdnt a health visitor for the borough in connection with maternity and child welfare. GAS MANAGERS REPORT. The report, of the Gas Manage'* rjlr A. J. Bond) was subhiit-teod. and pointed out that ehice the. introduction of the liay- jight Saving Act there had been a reduc- tion ill tIN consumption of gas. He pujr- gosted that the Council should appeal to the public to make more use of gas for hE:>atJ"; 4Tir:! cooking purposes, especially in view of the. fact that the bye-products from the Gas Works were used for making high explo- sives., etc. The Council adopted thi" recenamesda- tioTI, and the Gas Committee were aeks-4 to eonsuier the matter. A hot *r was read from the Clerk to the County Council with regard to the censor- ship of film*, and a-sk-iig the Couacil to support the proi>t*sal for a Govejsunett censorship. The feœm,rndarwn was agreed to. A LABOUR PROTEST. The A P c; i t Talbot and Pistriet Trades and Laboui Iveprosentation Cora- jnittee wrote protesting against the pet ion of the Tow7) Council in removing Counci- lor James Price from the I<ocal Tribunal. The letter stated that the committor believed that this action was a direct blow against organised labour in the district, and appealed to the Council to reconsider its decision and reinstate Councillor Price. The letter was received without any com- ment. The Mayor: I was going to point, out that it is a Labour seat, and I -ing to move that Councillor Jackson be ap- pointed to fill the vacancy. Councillor Jeukin Morgan: I will second that- Councillor William John: I move 811 amendment that Councillor Goslin be ap- pointed. Be is a Labour aicmbei also. The amendment was not seconded, and the Mayors regulation was carried unaju-

I | POULTRY KEEPING, I The Bonrd 01 A has istued the following:— in view ot 11w uupotaRce of producing as large a supply of eggs as possible, the I President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries desires to promote poultry keeping ajaiony householder* in bot h urban and rural districts. A small num- ber of hiving h<>115 1 can be kept most economically -as an adjunct to trie ordi- nary household, and the extension of tins practice would in course of time, add ap- preciably to the available supply. ] Many householders are deterred from keeping poultry by ihn fear oi protests ¡ from neighbours, and ethers are for- j bidden to keep poultry under the it!rnif, of a tenancy. 1 II lidl cases the crowing of the cock, and the ea.eklir.jf of tho hens are the chief causes of protest or pro- hibition, and it is therefore necessary to i emphasise the fact that where eggs are i wanted for eating the introduction of a J ( male bird is a disadvantage- The cock | has no appvewiable influence the 1\ nID- I be-r of eggs laid, and, for domestic. ur- poses, sterile eggs are to lÆ pr'nerred to fertile eggs. Ob?ctions to poultry )r?eping m the bucky?fd or ;LlJr¡n garden 1, uuld ?,Reicloi:i be, were kept ¡in small numbers, a? far removed as pos- sible from adjacent d-?-cUin? houses, if thf: llOU and run were kept clean and it no cock was present. I In fairness to the interests of others, those, who contemplate keeping poultry in urban districts should observe these j conditions; ii they do «o neihbou:rs should &uS€r Iit?l<' or ?o inconveni !¡' and, in the common interest, should rai-?e no objection. ]f bix or eight healttiy pullets of a good laying strain are purchased, they be fed at very little co^t by the judicious use of pirden refuse, bousr- gesraps. bran or poiiard and gram. Ir) rural districts the mimfwr of birds which a coftager can kp i$generally limited by the size of his garden. He might rear more chickens and itiermlso I hus flock it he ocnild ob-Lain. permission to I run his ixmltry owr adjoining land. With a better rangs tho birds c-oulfl be ?Rpt more ecoaiJDK'?ny. and dt?y Y?uM also t?nd to improve tho grass tend over which they foraged. Where mit-ab? land ?djdns hi? hoH- mg. the cobt?ge poultry keeper e?uld lelllV()nr to obtain penui^srion to use it. I aiid. if lkt? n) 6-n-aA fæ for doing so. A definite and business- Isk*- prA)I)oFal should be m. as, for example, that so many adult fowls or so many chickens and no TOOT* shall .be run over the land: that the 1Tpam of ap- I proach spec-ibed by the. shall be used; that fenccv shall not be broken; that, the fieid shfill be e.nterod only w hen it is necessary to attend to the poultry; j and that the bt1.1 c- houses shall be i d poriodically to freeh ground. If permission is granted the- orditiona Isid down should l^e fetric-t-lr observed, and then there can be no objection to poultry ranjpng over suitable JFt-nd adjoining t-bl cot large- Lanrlowners and farmers will give, v»luab!<* aid to the ind'^rf-ry by meeting suc h requests in a friendly spirit.